The Spectrum Guides

A high-quality, lavishly illustrated series to exotic and exciting countries. Each title in the series includes over 200 full-color photographs and provides a comprehensive and detailed description of the country together with all the essential data that tourists, business visitors or students are likely to require.

Spectrum Guide to Indiacompiled and edited by CamerapixFrom the Himalayas to the beaches of Trivandrum, from the deserts of Fajasthan to the jungles of Assam, India has beckoned, bewitched and bewildered for millennia.

Land of the Hindu gods and of the Buddha, of mystics and militants, of Mugh...$22.95

Spectrum Guide to Jordancompiled and edited by CamerapixRoyal and ancient, Jordan has mothered some of the world's greatest civilizations. And modern Jordan, proud guardian of its faith and traditions, reflects this great heritage.

Wherever you travel in the country, you will discover layer...$22.95

Spectrum Guide to Malawiedited by CamerapixMalawi has been called “the warm heart from Africa,” and with good reason. But despite its beautiful mountains, stunning lake, and a unique range of wildlife, it is relatively undiscovered and not yet one of Africa’s major tourist d...$23.95

Spectrum Guide to Mauritiuscompiled and edited by CamerapixLess than 300 years old, the history of Mauritius is nonetheless one of the most dramatic stories ever told: a history of quest for treasure, buccaneering, slavery and the intense rivalry of European colonial powers to control the Indian Ocean approa...$19.95

Spectrum Guide to Nepalcompiled and edited by CamerapixLand of Everest, "Goddess of the Universe," of Gurkha and Sherpa, of Tensing and Hillary, Nepal is a country that excites and arouses both the inveterate and the casual traveller alike.

Its capital Kathmandu has one of the world&...$22.95

Spectrum Guide to Pakistancompiled and edited by CamerapixPakistan, the land of Mughals, is rich in legend and myth. Here the Chinese explorers came to discover Buddhism, and Alexander the Great marched with his armies to the Arabian Sea. It is a land of famed warriors on the Northwest Frontier, of Rudyard...$22.95